# dì
## Friulian
### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

### Noun

dì (plural dîs)
* day
* daytime

#### See also

* zornade
* gnot

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdi/$^*$
* Rhymes: -i
* Hyphenation: dì

### Etymology 1

From the older form die, from Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”).

#### Noun

dì m (invariable)
* (dated, literary) day
* (astronomy) daytime

##### Synonyms

* giorno (not literary)

##### Derived terms

* al dì (daily)
* buondì, buon dì
* diaria
* diurno
* mezzodì
* oggidì

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

dì
* second-person singular imperative of dire
    Synonym: di'

### References

* ↑ dì in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Ladin
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

#### Noun

dì m (plural dis)
* day

### Etymology 2

From Latin dīcere.

#### Alternative forms

* dir
* disc
* dit

#### Verb

dì
* to say, tell

##### Conjugation

* Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

## Lombard
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

#### Noun

dì
* day

### Etymology 2

Akin to Italian dire, older *dicere, from Latin.

#### Verb

dì
* to say

## Mandarin
### Alternative forms

* di — nonstandard

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Romanization

dì (di$^4$, Zhuyin ㄉㄧˋ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 偙
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 僀 / 𰂗
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哋
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啲
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 圬
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 地
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坔
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埁
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埊
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墆 / 𰊂
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墬
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 奃
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 娣
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媜 / 𰌂
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵺
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶳
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 帝
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弟
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 怟
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 慸 / 𰑵
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 揤
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摕 / 𰔇
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 旳
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杕
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 梊
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 棣
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 楴
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 樀
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泜
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 渧
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焍
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 玓
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甋
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疐
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皁 / 皂
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 睇
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碲
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祶
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禘
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 第
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 紁 / 𮵿
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 締 / 缔
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肑
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胝
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 腣
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芍
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苏
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 菁
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔕 / 蒂
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虳
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蝃, 螮 / 䗖
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 諦 / 谛
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 起
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踶
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹃
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹎
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軑 / 轪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 递, 逓
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 逪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遞 / 递
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遰 / 𰻆
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 釱 / 𰽘
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隲
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 顊 / 𬱪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 题
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 馰
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髠
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬀

## Mwan
### Noun

dì
* spear, dart

## Piedmontese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /di/

### Verb

dì
* to say

## Romagnol
### Etymology

From Latin dīcere.

### Verb

dì
* to say

## Sardinian
### Etymology

From Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, the accusative of *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”), derived from the root *dyew- (“to be bright; sky”). Compare Logudorese and Nuorese die, Italian dì, Spanish día.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /di/

### Noun

dì f or (uncommon) m (plural dis)
* day
    Antonym: notti

#### Derived terms

* dedì
* dinnantis
* dintedì

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
* Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “díe”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

## Sassarese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /di/

### Etymology 1

From Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, the accusative of *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”), derived from the root *dyew- (“to be bright; sky”).

#### Noun

dì f (invariable)
* day (period of 24 hours)
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Sirénziu [Silence]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 99:Cunnosciu una ziddài chi dugna dì di sòri si pienaI know a city that is filled with sunshine every day
** 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nomme fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:Eu d’anni ni fòzzu dizottu fra sètti dì.I'm going to be eighteen-years-old in seven days.(literally, “I of years make eighteen in seven days.”)
* day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
* day, daytime
    Synonyms: diadda, zurradda
    Coordinate terms: manzanu, notti, sera
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Sera di fribagiu [February night]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 37:In zeru v’è la luna. I lu viari la luzi di la dì s’è fendi notti.The Moon is in the sky. In the street, the light of day is turning into night.
** 2009 December 23, Ignazio Sanna, “Cu la mènti a bazinédda [With a dizzy mind]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:Vizinu a me, cumènti dugna séra addananzi a la véccia ziminèa, ti n’isthai cun d’un fa pinsamentósu, la faccia isthracca di la dì chi fini.Near me, like every night, in front of the old hearth, you are, pensively, with the tired face of the day coming to an end.(literally, “Near me, like every night, in front of the old hearth, you stay with a pensive manner, the tired face of the day coming to an end.”)
* day (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.)
* day (specified time or period)
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Diario [Diary]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 87:E venarà una dì, una dì corthaAnd a day will come, a short day
** 2009 June 14, Ignazio Sanna, “Cun l’ócci ciari ammèntami [Remember me with light eyes]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:Cun l’ócci ciari ammèntami e pizzinnu: eu cussì era la dì chi ti vidési tuttaunóra innamurèndimi di te.Remember me as a child with light eyes: that's the way I was on the day I saw you, suddenly falling in love with you.

##### Derived terms

* diadda

##### Related terms

* diurnu

### Etymology 2

From a contraction of Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to be pointing out”), athematic root present of the root *deyḱ- (“to point out, to show; to speak solemnly”).

#### Verb

dì (transitive)
* to say, to tell
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Cunfini [Borders]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 17:Fabiddendi cun megu la me’ cumpagna dizi cosi tristhi e seri […]Talking with me, my partner says sad, serious things
** 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nomme fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:A carthi pèssi diggu di ciamàmmi Lino ma d’innòmmu fòzzu Asdrubale.In a tight spot, I say I'm called Lino, but my name is Asdrubale.

##### Conjugation
### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

## Venetan
### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

### Noun

dì
* day
    Drio ła nòte vien el dì.
       After (the) night comes (the) day.
    Stò via tri dì.
       I am away for three days. / I shall be away for three days.

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 姨 (“maternal aunt”, SV: di).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [zi˨˩]
* (Huế) IPA: [jɪj˦˩]
* (Saigon) IPA: [jɪj˨˩]
* Homophone: gì

### Noun

dì • (夷, 姨)
* maternal aunt, mother's sister
* stepmother; stepmom

#### Synonyms

* mẹ kế
* dì ghẻ

#### Derived terms

* dì ghẻ

#### See also

* chú
* dượng